Робочий аркуш «Лексика сфери охорони здоров’я (вступні іспити)» з відповідями

What does the suffix -ostomy mean, as in “colostomy”?

1. AAbnormal enlargement of an organ
2. BSurgically creating an opening
3. CInflammation of an organ
4. DSurgically removing an organ

What does the root path/o mean, as in “pathology”?

1. AHealth
2. BGrowth
3. CDisease
4. DPain

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will administer the medication at noon.”

1. APrescribe
2. BGive
3. CRefuse
4. DStore

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The edges of the wound were necrotic.”

1. AHealing well and pink in colour
2. BBleeding heavily
3. CMade up of dead tissue
4. DProducing thick pus

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The baby was born premature.”

1. AAfter the due date
2. BBy caesarean section
3. CBefore the expected time
4. DAt home

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s skin felt clammy.”

1. ACool and damp
2. BRough and scaly
3. CHot and dry
4. DItchy and red

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

1. AHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
2. BA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
3. CA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs
4. DInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection was systemic.”

1. AEasily cured with rest
2. BAffecting the whole body
3. CLimited to one small area
4. DCaused by a system error